Speed stole the thunder from its own CD. The seminal Speed girls, now in their 20s and reunited for the long term, sing mature reinterpretations of their teenage anthems of friendship and growing up in Speedland~The Premium Best Re Tracks~. But since we’ve already heard them perform those songs as adults—mostly live, but sometimes in …
Tag Archive: new album
Jul 20
[news] ACO returns 9/2/2009 with a new single, My Dearest Friend
Trip-hop and electronica artist ACO will release a limited edition single, her first new recording in more than three and a half years, on Sept. 2. The CD, My Dearest Friend, will be followed by another single before the end of the year and an album at a future date. ACO usually takes years to …
Jun 30
[review] Yoshida Brothers: Prism
It’s easy to understand why the Yoshida Brothers (Yoshida Kyoudai in Japan) are internationally popular. They’re shamisen virtuosos imaginative enough to take on all kinds of music with their nostalgic-sounding folk instrument, even a Radiohead song. Thus, Yoshida Kenichi and Ryouichirou can appeal to several demographics: shamisen lovers, fans of daring music and newbies to …
Apr 21
The Cheap Gossip? New Ringo Album
Pinch me, I’m dreaming. As if news of her first single in forever wasn’t enough, now we get confirmation that, yes, Shiina Ringo is releasing her first fully original solo album in 6 years on June 24th. In the interest of full disclosure I must confess that it took me a full day to figure …
May 11
[News] Utada Hikaru postpones Best Buy appearances
JPop
by Victoria Goldenberg
An acute case of left relapsing peritonsillitis forced Utada Hikaru to cancel a series of nationwide appearances at Best Buy this week. These were meant to coincide with the pop singer’s domestic release of This Is The One tomorrow. Utada’s official site says the promotion will be rescheduled. You can read the full news release …
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